Louis-gehlen



LOUISGEHLEN, OF NEW YGRK, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 100,522, dated March 8, lSZO.

IMPRQV'LEMBNT IN HANDLES 0F FOLDNG UMRELLAS.

The Schedue referred to in these Letters Patent and making part o! the saine To all whom. it may concern:

rBe it known that I, Louis GEHLEN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and irnomved Folding UmbrellaI and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, und exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part oi' this spec-y iden-tion.

Figure l represents n sectional side view proved umbrella, showing it extended.

Figure 2 is o sectional view oifthe some, showing it folded together.

Figure 3 is n detail joints.

Figures 4 and 5 stem joints.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to tbn-t class of umbrellas which are so constructed that the stem and ribs may be thrown into n more compnet and portzible'orin; and consists in certain improvements thereon, `which will be specified hereinafter..

A in the drawing represents tbehnndle of my improved umbrella.. v

.it is, by menus of a link, o, connected with it short rod. h, that slides in the tubular lower end of a. poi. tion, B, or' the stem.

The port B is rod, connected ttt its upper end by of my iniseotional view of one ot' the rib are detail sectional views of the a link, o, with n. rofl, D, that is fittedlongitudinally through the tubular upper part C of the umbrella stem. `The latter consists thus of three mainpnrts, A, Ii, rind O.

The lower part A can, with its upper end, together with the rod b und link a, be rforced into the tubular lower end el thevpnrt B, and is grooved, together with. said rod b, to slide on n pin,c1, that projects inward from B. f

When the lower port A is drawn out of B, as in fig.

4, together with the rod b, then the part A can be leid lfininst and parallel with the port B, the link anllow- ,ing the folding. `When,believer, the link o and `'rod b, together with the upper part of A, are forced into B, :is in tig. 5, the ports A B form one rigid piece.

The pin d is in this latter portion brought into a notch, e, of A', to lock the parts together, endv to prevent them from being drown apart without turning the groove iu A in line with the pin d.

Thejoint between the upper pints B and O is similar, onlythnt the rod D posses entirely through the The upper pieces q are with their upper ends tube C. When pushed through, ns in iig. 1, it projects beyond the upper end of C and constitutes the upper end of the stem. f 1

.Vhen the link c'isdmwn ont of the tube C, the pant B can he folded parallel with C. Thus, as in'ig. 2, the stem can be folded to one-third its length whenever the umbrella, is to be folded together, and it may be also rigidly extended, as in tig. 1, when to be used.

The upper end ofthe tube (l carricsthe collnrf; toy

which the inner ends ol thc coveringVT pieces E are secured, as well ns the inner ends of the ribs F.

Each rib F consists of two pieces, g It, of about equal length, each piece being about as long as one of the divisions of the stem.

pivl oted to the collar f, while their lower ends carry grooved pistes v, between the cheeks of which the upper ends of' the lower pieces 1i are pvoted by 'pins' j, ns in tig. 3. The upper end of euch piece h is thus supported on the plete The parts g of the ribs are by braces G connected with the runner H, which travels on the stem.-

To the runner is pivoted n spring hook, k, which, when the umbrella is to he extended, catches 'over n. shoulder, l, of the tube C, as in iig. 1.

When the runner is raised to spread the parts g, the plates i hold the parts h outward, aided by the strain oi' the fabric. When the runner is 'drawn down, the fabric is mede slack and the parts h con be folded up pnrnllel to the ports g, as in iig. 2. lhus the entire umbrella. is foldedinto n length equal to about onethird the length of' its stem, or into any other suitable length, according to the nnmberol subdivisions in its stem' and ribs.

The lower ends of the covering are, it is evident, secured to the lower ends ofthe ribs, or als'l find preferable, to thimbles m m, that are fitted over the lower ends of the ribs.

Having thus described my invention,

1 olnixn as new and desire to secure by Letters Paiteut- .An nnibrellefstem having handle A, tubes B C, rods D l1, links a c,pin d, and notch e, ell combined, constructed, and arranged as specified. l

The above' speciticntiongoi my invention signed by me this 8th slay of December, 1869.

LOUIS GEHLEN.

Witnesses :A

' Geo. W. Menen,

ALEX. F. Roesems. 

